Information about #B21427 color

#B21427 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B21427 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 20, 39) — 69.8% red, 7.8% green, 15.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 62 / 55 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated earthy red, #B21427 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wine Red (#B11226). Nearby in the Register you will also find Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Cadmium Purple (#B60C26).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 20, 39) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #B21427 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B21427 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B21427 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B21427 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B21427 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B21427 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B31366

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#B21427 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1476B3
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#14B351
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#B31476
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#B21427
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#26B314
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#1426B3
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B3A014
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#1426B3
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#76B314
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#5114B3
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Nearest named colors to #B21427

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

#B21427 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B21427
  • RGB178, 20, 39
  • CMYK0, 62, 55, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 20, 39)
  • HSL353°, 80%, 39%
  • HSL Precise352.785°, 79.798%, 38.824%
  • HSV353°, 89%, 70%
  • HSB353°, 89%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.078, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.078, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.078, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB21427
  • DECIMAL ID11670567
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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